Hiroshi Yamauchi Quotes

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There are many people in the industry that know nothing about games. In particular, a large American company is trying to do engulf software houses with money, but I don't believe that will go well. It looks like they'll sell their game system next year, but we'll see the answer to that the following year.

Hiroshi Yamauchi

[People who play RPGs are] depressed gamers who like to sit alone in their dark rooms and play slow games.

Hiroshi Yamauchi

I have been saying this for some time, but customers are not interested in grand games with higher-quality graphics and sound and epic stories. Only people who do not know the videogame business would advocate the release of next-generation machines when people are not interested in cutting-edge technologies.

Hiroshi Yamauchi

Hiroshi Yamauchi

Hiroshi Yamauchi

Born: November 7, 1927

Died: September 19, 2013 (aged 85)

Bio: Hiroshi Yamauchi was a Japanese businessman. He was the third president of Nintendo, joining the company in 1949 until stepping down on May 31, 2002, to be succeeded by Satoru Iwata.

Known for:

Super Mario Bros. (1985)
Luigi's Mansion (2001)
Golden Sun: The Lost Age (2002)
1080° Snowboarding (1998)
Mother (1989)

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